Hotel Schani Hauptbahnhof, Vienna Building Development, Austrian Architecture Project, Photos
Hotel Schani Hauptbahnhof in Vienna
12 Apr 2022
Architecture and interior design: Archisphere
Location: Vienna, Austria

Photos: Gregor Hofbauer
Hotel Schani Hauptbahnhof, Austria
Vienna?s Hotel Schani provides a place for encounters: The digital avant-garde and Viennese comfort and atmosphere meet here, as do cosmopolitan broad-mindedness and a local foundation, individual travel and group work, leisure time and business, ecological, forward-looking architecture and a firm connection to history and location.

The hotel with an innovative spirit?designed and realized by Archisphere?opened in April 2015, and in 2019 a rooftop event space was added.
While everybody talks about digitalization, it?s reality at Hotel Schani, located behind Vienna?s main railway station. From booking to check-in, room keys, the bill and payment are all electronic. This family-run hotel is a center for work (in the coworking space) and life (in an inspiring Viennese environment).

The connection to the region and history is taken seriously in every part of Schani, which has received widespread attention in the media. The building?s façade, for instance, is an architectural interpretation of the famous rattan pattern that Michael Thonet developed for his bentwood chairs in the mid-19th century. As is well known, this was an essential part of the now iconic piece of furniture in Viennese coffeehouses ...